Police and Crime Commissioners receive tips on home security from Secured by Design
Security measures that can help protect your home and possessions from burglary were presented to 30 Police and Crime Commissioners in London on Wednesday, 1 November, by Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.
The talk was introduced by SBD’s Chief Executive Officer, Guy Ferguson, who is a former Detective Chief Superintendent with the Metropolitan Police.
Taylor Wimpey receives SBD Gold Award for new homes at Estover, Plymouth
A Taylor Wimpey development of 68 homes in Plymouth has received a Gold Award from Secured by Design for incorporating crime prevention techniques into the landscaping and physical security of buildings.
The development at Cann Bridge Meadow, Estover, which was started in August 2016, will have 48 private and 20 affordable homes for rent or shared ownership when completed in December 2017.
Business success for Secured by Design at London Build Show
Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative, had a constant stream of visitors throughout the London Build 2017 at Olympia on 25-26 October.
SBD Chief Operating Officer, Jon Cole, said SBD’s stand attracted lots of interest with some excellent feedback and business opportunities.
University students receive cycle security tips from police and SBD member company Master Lock after spate of bike thefts
Students who cycle to their lectures at Glasgow Caledonian University have benefited from crime prevention advice from local police officers and Secured by Design member company, Master Lock, the world’s largest manufacturer of padlocks.
Having taken the time and effort to save up to buy a bike, students are being encouraged by police to spend a few more pounds on buying quality and sturdy locks in the wake of a spate of bike thefts in Glasgow City Centre by criminals carrying bolt cutters. Many students in Glasgow use their bikes to commute around the city where 60 bikes have been reported stolen in a two-month period.
Police and Crime Commissioner speaks out in support of 'brilliant' SBD crime prevention work at North Prospect, Plymouth
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Devon & Cornwall Police, Alison Hernandez, has said that the ‘brilliant’ partnership work with police to design out crime at North Prospect in Plymouth, is an example of best practice that should be replicated on other new home developments.
The regeneration by Plymouth Community Homes has incorporated crime prevention techniques set by Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.
Plymouth Community Homes development at Porsham Heights gains crime prevention Gold Award from Secured by Design
The first homes on a new housing development at Porsham Heights, Plymouth, have received a Gold Award from Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative, for the way they have been built to incorporate proven crime prevention techniques into the landscaping and physical security of properties.
A total of 29 homes on the site have been released by Plymouth Community Homes (PCH), Plymouth’s largest social housing provider. When the scheme is due to complete next year, PCH would have delivered a total of 67 homes – 42 for rent and 25 for shared ownership.
Nearly 2,000 homes near Cambridge Biomedical Campus have been built to SBD crime prevention standards
Many of the 4,000 new homes being built close to the fast-expanding Cambridge Biomedical Campus have been signed off as incorporating proven crime prevention techniques set by Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.
The Campus, which centres on Addenbrooke’s Hospital, is being developed as an international centre of clinical care, teaching and research. It is bringing together Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, University of Cambridge, Papworth Hospital, drug companies like AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline, along with many other leading scientific and research based organisations, to create a world-class biomedical centre by the start of the 2020s.
Motorcycle tracking system company BikeTrac helps recover 750 bikes and receives accreditation from Secured by Design
BikeTrac, a company behind one of the UK’s most successful motorcycle tracking devices, has had its state-of-the-art tracking system and robust security equipment accredited by Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative.
How SBD crime prevention techniques have cut crime by 62% on a former ‘Cinderella’ housing estate
The largest housing development in the South West of England, which has had police crime prevention techniques embedded into the layout, landscaping and buildings from the outset, is showing significant reductions in crime long before it has been completed.
Work started regenerating North Prospect, which is two miles north of Plymouth City Centre, in 2011 with building scheduled for completion in 2022.
SBD exhibits at MLA EXPO in Telford - the largest show of its kind in Europe
Kenny McHugh, SBD Development Officer, with Justin Freeman, of the MLA
Secured by Design (SBD), the national police crime prevention initiative, is among more than 100 exhibitors expected at the Master Locksmiths Association’s ‘MLA Expo 17’ being hosted at the International Centre, Telford, Shropshire from 6-8 October.
SentrySIS crime reporting and monitoring software gains accreditation from Secured by Design
SentrySIS, an innovative online crime reporting and monitoring software, has received the police accredited Secured by Design accolade for its highly secure cloud-based software used by police constabularies, national retailers and crime partnerships.
Door and window company Aston Lynch joins SBD with plans to expand its range
A door and window company that only launched in May this year has joined Secured by Design (SDB), the national police crime prevention initiative.
Aston Lynch Building Supplies, of Wenlock Road, London, have had three of their doors and five of their windows – all PVC-U – certified to PAS 24 standards offering security suitable for domestic use and other buildings exposed to comparable risk.